Federal grants to pave the way for safer and smoother roads and bridges
The Mahoning County Engineer announced the projects are scheduled to begin next year and due to federal guidelines the projects must be complete in 50 months.
In 2025 the Market Street Bridge which leads into and out of Youngstown is scheduled to have structural and surface upgrades, repairs to cracks in cement that protects the steel structure.
Fencing will be added to the bridge and repairs will be made to it's drainage system.
Plus the repairs will be made underneath and to the support structures under the bridge.
"We go through a series of maintenance projects over the years, waterproofing, you will often see we paint and rehab bridges. All of that extends the life of the structure, the steel, the concrete, things of that nature," Mahoning Engineer Patrick Ginnetti said.
When needed traffic is expected to be limited to one lane each way.
The cost of the rehabiliatation project set to begin April 2025 and complete by August 2026 is 3.3 million dollars.